WATERVLIET, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Troy woman was accused of abandoning a Pitbull in Watervliet. Tiffany Valentine Day, 33, was charged with abandonment of animals.

The Watervliet Police Department responded to 1901 Broadway for reports of an abandoned dog on Friday and reported finding what appeared to be a well-mannered Pitbull without food or water that was tied to a pole and left behind. Police found that Valentine Day abandoned the dog two hours prior to being found.

Officers took the dog to a veterinarian, where it is doing well and will soon be available for adoption. Valentine Day was released on an appearance ticket.

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